Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963 (age 62–63) |
| Education | Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB) University of Cambridge (LLM) |
| Title | Executive Director & CEO of Temasek Holdings |
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara (Tamil: தில்ஹான் பிள்ளை சந்திரசேகர) (born 1963)[1] is a Singaporean lawyer who has been the executive director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Temasek Holdings since 1 October 2021.
He co-founded the law firm WongPartnership in 1992 and led it as managing partner from 2007 before joining Temasek in September 2010.
In August 2025, Temasek announced a reorganization under which Sandrasegara would additionally become chairman of Temasek International, Temasek Global Investments, Temasek Singapore, and Temasek Partnership Solutions from 1 April 2026.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Born in Singapore,[citation needed] Sandrasegara attended Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)[3][better source needed] before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Laws (LLM) degree at the University of Cambridge in 1990.[4]
Career
[edit]Sandrasegara, together with Wong Meng Meng and nine other lawyers founded the Singaporean law firm, WongPartnership in 1992,[1][5] though it was named Wong Meng Meng & Partners at the time of its founding. He was a mergers and acquisitions lawyer.[1] He became the managing partner in 2007, after Wong retired.[5]
He then joined Temasek in September 2010 and held several roles such as group head for investment, portfolio management and enterprise development.[6] Before becoming the CEO of Temasek Holdings, he was the CEO and executive director of Temasek International, the investment arm of Temasek Holdings, a role he took on in April 2019.[7] Prior to that, he also served as Head, Americas for Temasek Holdings, and was based in New York.[8]
He succeeded Ho Ching as the CEO of Temasek Holdings in October 2021.[9][10] He also serves on the boards of National Research Foundation (Singapore) and Enterprise Singapore.[11] In August 2024, he was named to the Future Economy Advisory Panel.[12]
Temasek announced on 28 August 2025 that Sandrasegara would become chairman of Temasek International, Temasek Global Investments, Temasek Singapore and Temasek Partnership Solutions from 1 April 2026, succeeding Lee Theng Kiat as chairman of Temasek International.[13] Sandrasegara said the reorganisation was intended to test the next generation of leaders and prepare them to lead the company.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Sandrasegara is married to Chan Su Chan.[15] He is a member of the International Bar Association, the Inter-Pacific Bar Association, and the Singapore Institute of Directors.[15]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Azhar, Saeed; Flaherty, Michael (2012-03-27). "Exclusive: Singapore's Temasek: evolution not revolution". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Temasek to reshuffle executive bench to 'test the next generation' of leaders". CNA. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ Chan, Melissa (2021-02-11). "Is Temasek Holdings' new CEO part of CECA?". Black Dot Research. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Sandrasegara, Dilhan Pillay". Thomson Reuters Practical Law. Thomson Reuters. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- 1 2 "About Us | Our History | WongPartnership - WongPartnership". www.wongpartnership.com. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". CNBC. CNBC. 8 April 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". Bloomberg. Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Leadership Transition at Temasek Holdings". Temasek Corporate Website English. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2024-05-25.
- ↑ "Leadership Transition at Temasek Holdings: Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara to be appointed Executive Director & CEO with effect from 1 October 2021".
- ↑ "Temasek will work with, invest in emitters who commit to clear transition plan for carbon reduction". CNA. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
- ↑ "Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara". www.ecosperity.sg. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ↑ Tan, Elysia (2024-08-15). "DBS' Piyush Gupta, Temasek's Dilhan Pillay part of 21-member Future Economy Advisory Panel". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2024-08-21.
- ↑ "Temasek to reshuffle executive bench to 'test the next generation' of leaders". CNA. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
- ↑ "Temasek to reshuffle executive bench to 'test the next generation' of leaders". CNA. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- 1 2 Romero, Anna Maria (2021-02-09). "Spotlight on Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, the man stepping into Ho Ching's shoes at Temasek - Singapore News". The Independent Singapore News. Retrieved 2024-04-08.
